Friday, August 21

In the news:

Women’s basketball’s Kacy Swain talks about living, playing with diabetes

Irritability, extreme thirst, frequent trips to the bathroom and unprecedented weight loss – these were the signs that prompted Kacy Swain’s father, George Swain, to make a trip to the pharmacy and buy a blood sugar testing kit one spring day in 2011. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior forward Kacy Swain’s physical burden goes beyond the sweat beading down her forehead and the weight of exhausted legs still trudging deep into the second half. Type 1 diabetes forced Swain to alter her lifestyle in high school in order to keep playing basketball. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Men’s volleyball hands Matadors sixth-straight loss in 3-1 victory

It wasn’t a showing of great dominance, consistency or finesse for UCLA men’s volleyball Tuesday night, but the team was able to leave Pauley Pavilion with a four-set victory over Cal State Northridge and another important conference win. Read more...

Photo: Freshman J.T. Hatch recorded a career-high 17 kills in UCLA’s 3-1 win over Cal State Northridge Tuesday night. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)



Gymnastics exhibition routine gives athletes chance to experiment

The final score sheet is never the full story of a college gymnastics meet. What it displays is the six scores from every one of the four events. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Sonya Meraz started her rookie season performing exhibition routines, but she managed to translate that experience into a starting role, sometimes in all four apparatuses. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Bruins hope to trample CSUN Matadors at home

UCLA men’s volleyball sits squarely in the middle of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation standings. With a 5-6 record, the Bruins are seventh in the league, two games behind the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and three games behind the USC Trojans. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior middle blocker Trent Kersten said he wants to empower the next generation of UCLA volleyball players before he leaves. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis wary of possible upset against Tulsa

Fans were still leaving the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Courts were still being cleared off. Stanford was still having their team meeting. For the UCLA men’s tennis team, that dual match was behind them, and they were looking to the next. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Joseph Di Giulio said UCLA will be preparing for Tulsa using the same method of preparation that notched the team a win against Stanford over the weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)